Equal Exchange, (781)830-0303, www.equalexchange.com. The U.S.’s oldest and largest Fair Trade seller, Equal Exchange offers a range of certified goods from coffee and tea to chocolate and t-shirts.

Grounds for Change, (800)796-6820, www.groundsforchange.com. This Pacific Northwest-based company hand roasts organic, fair trade and shade-grown coffee to order, and offsets its greenhouse gases from operations.

Jim’s Organic Coffee, (866)546-7674, www.jimsorganiccoffee.com. Jim’s was one of the first to roast organic coffee, and continues to offer 100 percent organic, shade-grown coffee that is bought at fair prices. Donates to Child Aid, WaterAid and other charitable efforts.

Thanksgiving Coffee Company, (800)648-6491, www.thanksgivingcoffee.com. Sells shade-grown, organic and Fair Trade coffees, as well as other "cause coffee," such as a line aimed at ending the embargo against Cuba and one from a Ugandan co-op of Jewish, Muslim and Christian farmers.

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